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Marc Gené is a former winner at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Photo by LAT PHOTOGRAPHIC

Audi signs Marc Gené to replace injured Timo Bernhard

April 19, 2012

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Audi has signed ex-Formula One driver Marc Gené, a former 24 Hours of Le Mans winner for Peugeot, to replace the injured Timo Bernhard in next month's Spa-Francorchamps round of the new World Endurance Championship.

Bernhard has not recovered fully from a testing crash at Sebring International Raceway in March, and Gené will also serve as the team's reserve driver at Le Mans in June. Audi Motorsport director Wolfgang Ullrich said, “It's very unfortunate that Timo won't be able to compete for us at the second WEC round at Spa, as we'd planned. At the same time, I'm pleased to see his recovery making significant progress. That's why we're sticking to our original plan of having him [back behind the wheel] at Le Mans."